Tim Holtz tags

I have been a busy girl on my day off yesterday and this morning. Creativity.... when it comes you just have to roll with it. So I have been a fan of Tim Holtz for a long time probable since He started in this business. I remember the first Brown line  (LOL) of distress INK . He has come a long way and I think he is here to stay. For the past 3 years I have wanted to play the tag of the month but something got in the way. This year is my year to play.... in many things.... and this is one of them. 

I decided to create 2 tags because when you have all the good ink on your mat you don't want it to go to waste. 

so here is #1

I used lots of techniques and products by layering them, and  I had so much fun, that here is tag #2

This one is a little lighter and  they are so different but using the same products.

 Here is the  link up to http://timholtz.com/12-tags-of-2015-january/

Hope you enJOY

NBUS

NBUS. 

Never before Used Schtuff. 

Boy do I fall into this category. 

I'll start with the schtuff I have had for a while and never used. That Mirrored sheet from Tim Holtz idea-ology. I don't know how long I have had it, but the dust blew off kinda easy. The sentiment and framed glasses are from Taylered expressions, there was no dust on those items because they were under other schtuff. I found all this recently because I have been purging and organizing. Great feeling but it really shows you how much you think you want things and get inspired and then "SQUIRREL" Oh what is that shiny thing... I think I want that.. Oh who just came out with a new release?? ... gotta check that out.

Stuff I had and do use is Adirondack ink. Love this stuff I inked it on velum paper and then die cut the glasses out of it. I then die cut the glasses out of the mirrored paper. I adhered the velum frame on top of the mirrored glasses so the lens would be mirror. I mounted the glasses on white card stock  then on top of glossy paper that I used the same inking technique I used on the glass frames. I stamped my sentiment, which I started singing that old song "my eyes adored you" by Frankie Valli   here is a link for your enjoyment just to get it in your head too. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WQjOT7PTzK4 

 I thought I would make this card for my adoring hubby. Valentines Day is coming up!

I am linking up to http://casology.blogspot.com and http://www.djkardkreations.com

                                                                Hope you enJOY

God's Mysterious Ways

I have been wanting to get into mixed media for a while. Every time I see post of some of the bogs I follow my blood starts pumping. So I started praying last year (2014) Give me on outlet of this LORD. Well he definitely did! I started the year of 2014 very sick. I was off work and the only thing I could do was surf the internet in between sleeping and resting. I came across the documented life project and was all gung ho but  never did anything with it on my own. But I followed it all year long yearning to participate. Well as 2014 was coming to a close I knew the stronger I grew the more I wanted to participate in something. So I prayed Lord lead me where you want to be. Take me where you want  me to be apart of. He lead to me to http://his-kingdom-come.com . I knew this was where I was supposed to be for 2015 inspiration and participation. I joined the Take me deeper group. Taking part in 52 weeks of bible study/journaling is exactly what I needed. And God knew. HE KNEW just as He always does what is best for me. Which is a mystery sometimes. I was trying to decide what to do for my journal cover. At least for 2 weeks trying to decide and nothing would come.

 The inspiration on the site was the song

 OCEANS by hillsong

 https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FBJJJkiRukY 

I would listen to the song and a big big ocean would always come to my mind, way bigger than me! What could little ole me do in a big big ocean. Try not to sink? Try to stay afloat? Would I give up?Well a lot of things in life weigh us down. My sickness last year weighed me down. What weighs us down Anchors!  We get so tied to things. So I did a little google search on Anchors and the navy song came up Anchors Aweigh! I was please to find out it is NOT anchors away... it is aweigh! Which just made perfect sense to me. So here is my journal cover.

 I tried to make my anchor 3 fold 1. the anchor 2. the I in aweigh and 3. a cross.

  Let the journey of 52 weeks begin. So as I go on this journey I will post my pages as I get them done. The only anchor I want to tie me down  ( or up rather) is HOPE. Hope anchors the soul firm and secure. Hebrews 6:19
                             
                                                              HOPE you enJOY!

Hostess Gift

A friend of mine sent me a picture from pintrest that interested her which I found led to this link http://www.thekimsixfix.com/2013/11/o-come-let-us-adore-him-rustic.html. She asked if I would make her one. Then I found out  we were going to have a Christmas party and she was going to be the hostess with the mostest  I might add. So  I recruited my hubby to put the wood together for me which we had just laying around from our neighbor redoing his fence and kindly giving me the leftovers. That is my dog maggie in the lower right hand corner. She said she likes it so far and gave me her grunt of approval.

I googled images of silhouette wise men and camel and make my own stencil and hand made the stencil for the star. Then hubby drilled the holes and glued in the lights. I gave it to her as the hostess gift for hostessing the party. 

These are her pictures from day and night hanging above her fire place.

 THEN I WANTED ONE.

 So I decided to make my own. I had a old piece that I had done a fall theme one year that was hiding in my craft room to remake because I didn't like the pumpkin which is why I have no before pictures LOL. But I painted it Dark blue and drilled some holes and stenciled away!

 Then I got my theme going and put my nativity scene on the mantle. I just love how it turned out and  it will stay this way years to come I hope.. but with DIY projects you just never know.

What I think I love the most about it is the next line of the song is The stars are brightly shining. 

Is it ever too late or too early to post Christmas stuff?

Hope you enJOY!

julie envy

Hello all, I saw this card a while ago that julie ebersole created and I just fell in love with the technique and the look http://ellenhutson.typepad.com/the_classroom_new/page/3/  you'll have to scroll down to October 6th to see the card she made. Here is my spin on it. I used the technique she did, but created some cards for a friend of mine for her birthday. She was saying that she didn't have time to make a card for her friend's birthday so I made her some!

I used Splash INK. It is a really fun product. I got it at a trade show a while ago and when I saw Julie's post  I knew I wanted to try it with splash ink. Here is the link if your interested http://www.yasutomo.com I have had in my stash for a while and thought I would give it a go. It comes with 4 colors Magenta, Yellow, Blue and black. It gives you color recipes. You squeeze drops onto a palette or mixing cup and make all kinds of colors. Well when I saw Julie's technique of using a baby wipe to create a palette, that is what I did. I had so much fun because each time you press your stamp into the ink it creates a new color palette because it is mixing with the water and each other. And they never become muddy! Which is what I love about it.

I then used her technique of cutting out a slice of the card, layering and popping up a section to make it stand out. And that is where I stamped the sentiment.

Then I made a cute little box to put them in, tied them up with  a ribbon which I did not get a picture of. Darn it. :( but it was a pretty yellow ribbon from flowers that my husband had sent me. I love it when I can reuse things and everything comes out hunky dory.

I would like to link up my card at http://seizethebirthday.blogspot.ca  and http://casology.blogspot.com 

                                                          Well I hope you enJOY!

Hello. I know it has been a while... you know life gets in the way sometimes of crafting. I wish crafting could be my life, but then who would take care of my family :D? I don't want anyone else to do it, so crafting gets put on the back burner some times. 

I used the HOPE set from http://www.papersmoochesstamps.com

since that is the only one I own, (but I hope to rectify that this Christmas, as I have a couple of sets on my Christmas list. To create my background I inked up some distress watercolor card stock from Tim Holtz. I used the smooth side and swiped my Memento dye ink London Fog for the middle Tangelo and Grape Jelly for the ends. I then took another piece of card stock and inked both ribbons in a circular pattern to create a flower, first the orange with the solid image and then the purple with the open image. I then fussy cut it out. I took the scrap and inked it up and cut the circles out to create the center.  

 I made this for a friend of mine's daughter. It is her Quinceanera this weekend and in lieu of any gifts for herself she wants the guests to bring an unwrapped toy, so she can take them to Ronald McDonald house for the burn victims. As her younger sister had to stay there a few years ago and she never forgot the kindness they showed her family and wants to pay it forward. So this is the card that is going to go with the gift. 

I hope it touches the receiver as it is intended. I made it with my heart, and I pray that it brightens their day. So for todays post I am linking my card to  http://papersmoochessparks.blogspot.com

WORLD CARD MAKING DAY

Does it get any better than that. I mean really a whole day around the world devoted to one of my FAVORITE pastimes. Well I have been blog hopping all day, drooling and creating wish list's. Wonderful eye candy all over the net.

I did how ever finish a card I had started for the Fusion challenge here is the link:
http://fusioncardchallenge.blogspot.com

here is my card:

This sunflower image is from Claudine Hellmuth studio "bloom - Jumbo" clear stamp collection. I colored it with Copic markers Y13 Y15 Y17 Y18 YR23 E13 E15 E18 YR27. The leaves are from another set that I don't know the name of. It has been in my stash forever. I drew the panel on the left free hand and colored it in with G24 and G28 Copic markers. I inked the sentiment with mementoLuxe Dandelion.

I used Neenah solar white paper and stamped the image 3 times to be able to cut and color the center and have it pop up. I colored the very center with a wink of stella to give it some shine.